GVMWA Ladies Gather at Queen Elizabeth Park for the April Meeting

The Greater Vancouver Mining Women’s Association The Drift Newsletter May 2011 President 2010-2011 Anne Jones

GVMWA Ladies gather at Queen Elizabeth Park for the April Meeting.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE the meal quite delicious, the facilities By Anne Jones appropriate (private and large enough room to accommodate our group) and very conveniently Happy Mother's Day to all! located near to the Canada Line. Unfortunately, the cost has gone up a little from last year, but Unfortunately, I was not able to attend our last please keep in mind that the price shown meeting, but from the lovely spring photo above, includes everything; three course meal, taxes taken at Queen Elizabeth Park, and the positive and gratuities. comments from members who attended, clearly it was a very enjoyable meeting. Thank you to The AGM is a very important meeting! As Courtney Mitchell and all members who helped members of the GVMWA it gives you the to make the day a success. opportunity to vote upon expenditures that govern our direction for the coming year. After much searching, it was decided to, once Reports will be read by each Chair Member and again, hold our Annual General Meeting at the the membership will receive a detailed year end Goldfish Restaurant located in Vancouver's financial report. This meeting also provides the Yaletown neighbourhood. Last year we found opportunity to meet your new Executive

Please direct questions, comments or contributions to Dawn Russell members and show support for your present from the menu choices listed below. Visit the Executive. following website for information about the Goldfish Pacific Kitchen Restaurant, I encourage all members to attend the AGM on http://www.goldfishkitchen.com/ . Please fill in Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Anyone wishing to car the form below and mail your check to Wanda pool, please contact myself or any Executive Pickell by June 14, 2011. (Due to new member living near you. management and the HST, the price has increased from last year.) Location: Goldfish Pacific Kitchen – the Koi PROGRAMME NOTES Room, located at 1118 Mainland Street, By Barbara Roper, Courtney Mitchell & Diana Higgins Vancouver (Yaletown) THURSDAY, May 12 th 2011 Cocktails: 6:00PM. (No - host bar ) On May 12th, we will join the Women in Mining Dinner: 6:45PM followed by the meeting (WIM) at their Gala Reception from 4:30-8 PM in the Shaughnessy Salon at the Marriott Cost: $72.00 per person Pinnacle Hotel. Please note the change from our normal meeting day. The Menu Choices: Appetizer: The speaker will be Victoria Yehl who will 1). Green Papaya Salad: rice noodles, crispy share some of her many adventures during 20 julienne vegetables, house made spicy peanuts years of exploration and underground mining, or experiences in the Arctic and South America. 2). Tuna Poke: fresh ahi, chopped scallops, Victoria has worked for Teck (and Cominco) hamachi, creamy avocado since 1996. She was the Co-chair of the 2011 AME BC RoundUp Conference and has been an Main: executive committee member of the Vancouver 1). Lois Lake Steelhead Salmon with sweet pea, Mining Exploration Group (MEG) since 2004. fresh ricotta ravioli or We hope you are planning to attend this special 2). Bison Flat Iron Steak with coriander crushed event. potatoes, broccolini

Location: Marriot Pinnacle Hotel (1128 West Dessert: Hastings Street, Vancouver) 1). Creme brûlée with white chocolate jasmine short bread cookie Time: 4:30-8:00 PM or Cost: $25 per person (cash only at the door 2). Almond Cheesecake with cashew crust please). The price includes a celebratory drink or beverage and delectable hot and cold appetizers. VEGETARIAN OPTION available on request A cash bar will also be available. (notify us of this request with your response RSVPs have been collected due to the earlier please): than usual meeting date. For last minute SPICY TOFU AND VEGETABLES coconut changes, please contact Courtney Mitchell at rice, snap peas, carrots, eggplant 604-925-8816. Parking: Metered parking is available on the streets in Yaletown. A parking lot is also June 21 st , 2011 located nearby at Hamilton & Nelson. The Goldfish restaurant also has Valet parking Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be available @ $10.00 (economical for a car load). held at the Goldfish Pacific Kitchen, same location as last year. You will be able to select New Canada Line Yaletown station @ due. If you were one of the original group Mainland and Davie just a half a block from the members to pay for a 5-year membership, this is restaurant. your year to renew.

RSVP: Please fill in form attached and send If you have any questions about the status of along with it your cheque for $72.00 payable to your 5-year membership, please telephone Irene GVMWA to Wanda Pickell by June 14th, 2011. Enclosed at the end of the Drift is the form to renew your membership. EDUCATION REPORT By Anne Hogan Also, we would like to welcome, Margarita I am very pleased to report that Marek Blachut Pinillos, to our organization. of St. John's School, Vancouver, won a $50 Science Fair award and the coveted GVMWA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Gold Pan Trophy (to be exhibited at his school B. C. Museum of Mining located at Britannia for the next year) for his entry titled "Oxidation Beach is holding a traditional afternoon tea on and Corrosion of Building Metals in our Modern Mother's Day in their newly refurbished Assay Environment". Building, Sunday, May 8th.

Thank you again to Wanda Pickell and Barbara They are in need of a couple more people to help Paterson for judging this year, as I was with serving the tea, coffee and scones. If you unavailable because I have moved to Toronto! I are interested in helping out, please contact: am really sorry to report that this will be my last Scott Kerr Education Report after 10 years. I have very 604-896-2233, ext. 244 much enjoyed the role and being part of such a wonderful and vibrant group, you will all be very missed! CORRESPONDENCE By Ginny Moore Thank you to all of you, the members; you are If you know of any member who has had an the ones who have spent the time and effort to illness, birth, special anniversary, or other event raise the money which I get to have fun giving where it would be appropriate to send a card, out to exceptional and deserving students. please call Virginia Moore. Thank you in particular to Vida Keats who brought me to my first meeting! And to Barbara Paterson, whose invaluable advice and Dates to Remember experience as the previous chair made my life so May 12th Mining Week Reception much easier and has been (and still is) very June 21st AGM @ Goldfish Restaurant much appreciated. Sept. 27th Coffee Morning I know you will all give Frances McKilligan, our incoming chair, the same unconditional support I have enjoyed and I am sure she will have as much fun as I did!

MEMBERSHIP By Irene Rhodes

It is that time again, as the AGM approaches, that GVMWA membership renewals are coming MEMBERSHIP FORM THE GREATER VANCOUVER MINING WOMEN”S ASSOCIATION Please fill in this form and mail to Irene Rhodes. Membership is June 2011 to June 2012. Name:______Address:______Postal Code:______Telephone:______Email:______Would you like to receive the Drift by e-mail? (circle) Yes No For upcoming events, would you like to be contacted by: (circle) Phone E-mail Do you consent to having your e-mail address appear on the membership list? (circle) Yes No

I wish to pay my membership dues at the rate of : yearly ($25) ______5 yr. term ($100) ______

I wish to order a new magnetic name tag. Cost is $5 or free for new members. ______

Make cheques payable to GVMWA and mail to: Irene Rhodes,

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) ORDER FORM Dinner and Meeting WHEN: Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 VENUE: Goldfish Pacific Kitchen – Koi Room 1118 Mainland Street, in Vancouver (Yaletown).

COST: $72.00 per person, paid by June 14th, 2011

NAME: ______

NUMBER OF TICKETS REQUIRED:

Please RSVP to Dianna Higgins

Make cheques payable to GVMWA and mail to: Wanda Pickell, (Payment should be received by June 14th)